(1)
Statutory
Basis: S.F.Y. 1996 - 1997 (Act No. 1037).
(2)
General Scope and Purpose of the
Grant. The general purpose a and scope of this grant program is to
provide assistance to local governments in the Chattahoochee Basin downstream
of the City of Atlanta to deal with water quality problems.
(3)
General Terms and Conditions of
the Grant. The general terms and conditions of the grant are:
(a) The grant to the local government will be
used for water quality monitoring, to implement projects that mitigate
documented water quality problems in the Chattahoochee River, to provide public
education on Chattahoochee water quality issues, to develop and/or implement
non-point source management strategies or to mitigate documented water
treatment problems.
(b) Grant
awards will range from a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $1,000,000 per
project.
(c) The grant shall pay up
to 100% of project costs, subject to maximum limitation.
(4)
Eligible Recipients for the
Grant. Eligible recipient of competitive grants include local and
regional units of government including cities, counties and local authorities
which operate local government service delivery programs. To be eligible,
applicants must be located in and provide services within the Chattahoochee
River Basin downstream of the river's confluence with Peachtree Creek. Local
governments must have QUALIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT STATUS, in compliance with the
requirements of the Georgia Planning Act of 1989.
(5)
Criteria for the Award. The
following minimum requirements apply to all applicants for assistance:
(a) Applicant must describe the need, purpose
and objective of the activity. Details should be provided on the specific type
of activities to be carried out with grant assistance.
(b) Applicant must provide a detailed line
budget highlighting all anticipated sources of project/grant funding as well a
detailed line item estimate of all expenses.
(c) Applicant must provide a detailed project
schedule including start date, completion date and intermediate
milestones.
(d) Projects must be
related to water quality issues involving the Chattahoochee River or direct
public use of the river's resources.
(6)
Directories and Deadlines for
Applying. For a copy of the application form contact:
Department of Natural Resources
Environmental Protection Division
205 Butler Street, S.E., Suite 1058
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Contact: Mr. Alan Hallum, Branch Chief, Water Protection
Branch 404-656-4708
Application Deadline: September 1, 1996.
(7) Selection Criteria.
Each application will be scored on the following eight
Project Selection Criteria. Answers to each of the criteria will be scored from
0 to 3, 3 being the highest and most desirable, and an average of the scores
determined. Bonus points will be added to the average as indicated. The maximum
score possible is 30.
1.
Purpose: Is the purpose of the project clearly stated, and will the
project work achieve the stated purpose?
2.
Schedule: Is the project
appropriately phased, and call all project work reasonably be completed within
the proposed schedule?
3.
Budget: Is the budget adequate and reasonable?
4.
Management: Has a capable
project manager and fiscal manager within the applicant organization been
clearly identified?
5.
Methodology: Is the there a demonstrated need for this project at this
time? Would the project help meet an identified goal within a local, regional
or state plan?
6.
Funding
Need: Would the project fail to be completed without CBDA grant
assistance?
7.
Public
Participation: Does the project involve meaningful public participation
on a large scale or will results of the project be made available widely to the
public?
8.
Local
Support: Is there evidence of local support of this project?
Bonus: Six (6) points will be added to the
average score if the project involves the mitigation of a water quality problem
documented in the most recent report on Wafer Quality in Georgia [1305(b)
report].
